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["Theo v. Werkhoven" <theo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wed, 15 Nov 2006, by suse_mailing_list@xxxxxxxxx:

> On Tuesday 14 November 2006 17:36, J Sloan wrote:
> > James Mohr wrote:
> > > Hi All!
> > >
> > > This is a pretty basic question and I am almost embarrassed to ask. I
> > > have SUSE 10.0 Pro and configured a route in
> > > /etc/sysconfig/network/routes.  I have been digging through the scripts
> > > under /etc/sysconfig/network/scripts, looking for a means to activate
> > > this route without having to run "/etc/init.d/network restart". Doing
> > > that does not seem to be a problem, but it seems to be overkill. Any info
> > > is appreaciated.
> >
> > ip route change default via <new gateway IP>
> 
> Thanks for the info. Not quite exactly what I was looking for. As far as I can 
> see, that changes the routes, but does not use the values 
> from  /etc/sysconfig/network/routes. That naturally solves the problem of 
> adding a route without restarting the network (just as using the route 
> command would). However, it doesn't check the validity/correctness of the 
> routes file. I guess I should have been a little more specific in what I was 
> looking for.

routes(5)
DESCRIPTION
   The files /etc/sysconfig/network/routes   and /etc/sysconfig/net-
   work/ifroute-config  are  parsed  by  the  script /etc/sysconfig/net-
   work/scripts/ifup-route which sets up routing for an interface/configu-
   ration.

Theo
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